Disrupted Sales Plans Due to Non-compliance in Type Testing and Certification
First written in FY2016. 6 of 9 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2025.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2020: 4 of 8 companies on the "Worse" side.
2 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「If type approval testing takes longer than expected or a machine fails to meet the testing requirements, the sales plans of gaming machine manufacturers, which are customers of the amusement business, could be significantly disrupted, potentially affecting the performance of our group.」
The company continues to describe the risk that type approval testing delays and failures to meet requirements could affect gaming machine manufacturers' sales plans and performance. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「If type approval testing takes longer than expected or a machine fails to meet the testing requirements, the sales plans of gaming machine manufacturers, which are customers of the amusement business, could be significantly disrupted, potentially affecting the performance of our group.」
The company continues to describe the risk that type approval testing delays and failures to meet requirements could affect gaming machine manufacturers' sales plans and performance, as well as measures to mitigate it by clarifying the roles of group companies. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「Our group is working to reduce risk by enhancing specialization through clearly defining the roles of group companies in gaming machine development, and by improving design quality and development productivity through efforts to increase operational efficiency.」
The company continues to pursue a policy of reducing the risks of type approval testing delays and failures to meet requirements by clarifying the roles of group companies and improving development efficiency. - FY2020-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「In the Control Systems Business, amid a market environment marked by changes to the internal rules for pachinko machines, persistently low conformity rates in type-approval testing, and sluggish sales volumes for new machines, the company continued to shorten development periods through more efficient development processes and worked to reduce the risk of delays in release timing.」
A low type approval testing pass rate has been identified as a new risk factor, requiring measures to address the risk of delays in launch timing. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「If type approval testing takes longer than expected or a machine fails to meet the testing requirements, the sales plans of gaming machine manufacturers, which are customers of the control systems business, could be significantly disrupted, potentially affecting the performance of our group.」
The company continues to state that type approval testing delays and failures to meet requirements could affect gaming machine manufacturers' sales plans and performance. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「If type approval testing takes longer than expected or a machine fails to meet the testing requirements, the sales plans of gaming machine manufacturers, which are customers of the control systems business, could be significantly disrupted, potentially affecting the performance of our group.」
The company continues to identify the possibility that type approval testing delays and failures to meet requirements could affect sales plans and performance as a risk. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Delays in issuing type approval test result certificates for pachinko machines continued. Pachinko machine manufacturers that do business with us revised their sales plans, and several machine models were pushed back to the following fiscal year or later. As a result, sales volumes for display units and peripheral components declined substantially from the same period of the previous year.」
Delays in issuing type approval test result certificates, sales plan revisions, delays in machine launches and declining sales volumes continue. - FY2017-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「The voluntary restraint on gaming machine replacement associated with the Ise-Shima Summit and the continuing delays in issuing type approval test result certificates led pachinko machine manufacturers to revise their sales plans. As several machine models were pushed back to the second half of the fiscal year or later, the number of display units sold declined from the same period of the previous year.」
Delays in issuing type approval test result certificates actually led to manufacturers revising their sales plans and pushing several machine models back to the second half of the fiscal year or later. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「If type approval testing takes longer than expected or a machine fails to meet the testing requirements, the sales plans of gaming machine manufacturers, which are customers of the control systems business, could be significantly disrupted, potentially affecting the performance of our group.」
The company explains that delays in passing testing and failures to meet requirements could affect future performance.